basketball

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Soon after, the couple temporarily relocated to West Virginia so Joel could take an assistant coach position on West Virginia State University’s men’s basketball team.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Photos showed a pickup basketball game with pink and blue jerseys, a heart-shaped white cake and a Bible in which guests were invited to highlight favorite passages for the pair’s first child.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

But unlike many of her peers who spent all their time on softball, Wells also was an all-state basketball player.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

But James’s charge on the basketball record books is ongoing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

“Later, when I started playing basketball, same thing happened. I practiced and I got better. So that’s my tip. Remember the piccolo,” he says as we pull up to the park.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko